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The candidates leveled personal attacks on issues ranging from immigration to foreign policy

The debate came hours after the death of revered conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia

CNN  — 

The Republican debate in Greenville, South Carolina, on CBS Saturday night came hours after the death of revered conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia. Though the event started with a somber moment of silence to reflect on his loss, the serious undertone of the evening did not prevent candidates from some of their sharpest charges yet.